Perre Magness

Perre Magness writes histories of her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Her books include:

Good Abode, Nineteenth Century Architecture in Memphis and Shelby County (1983)

The Mud Island Guidebook, 1988

A History of Idlewild Presbyterian Church (1990)

Past Times: Stories of Early Memphis (1994)

In the Shadows of the Elms: Elmwood Cemetery (2001) (Winner

of the Memphis Heritage Historical Writing Award, 2002)

The Memphis Country Club, 100 Years, 2005

The Party With a Purpose; 75 Years of Carnival Memphis (2006)

From Memphis to Jerusalem; Hadassah Bridges the Generations (2008)

Memphis: A Children's History (2008)

She has also written one how-to book:

How to Write and Publish a Classic Cookbook, with Hays, Rolfes Associates (1986)

A graduate of the Madeira School and Vassar College, she grew up in Columbia, Tennessee, and has lived in Memphis since 1965.

Her awards include:

Shelby State Community College Historical Contribution Award,

1990

Tennessee Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution State

Media Award, 2000

Shelby County Historical Commission Book Award, 2002

Women of Achievement Vision Award, 2006

Cynthia Pitcock Award for Historical Writing, St. Mary's

School, 2007

Germantown Arts Alliance Distinguished Medal for Literary

Arts, 2009